I have lived in the same place since 1975. I've had the same job since 1978 - and it's a job where I am often behind a counter that people approach to ask for assistance. In short - I have been here a long time. You'd think all these people wh... Read more

So - my experiment with weekly meal planning is in it's 3rd week and I've already strayed from that plan twice. No - 3 times!
But Wait!
This is not a prison schedule. It's a PLAN - something I have invented out of my own brain, kitche... Read more

I am actually a pretty good planner. I'm not always such a good do-er but I sure can make me some plans. But one area where I am Not So Good At Planning is making a weekly menu. In fact, I'm usually somewhat truculently resistant to weekly menu... Read more

It seems like the diet and fitness world is full of Becks. There is my own favorite Martha Beck who wrote both The Joy Diet and The 4-Day win. There is Judith Beck who wrote The Beck Diet Solution, and now I discover there is Billy Beck III who ... Read more

I love me some lists. I love lists of Things To Do (TTD lists) I love Charles Schwab lists. That's something I blogged about in 2012. I just love lists. And I tend to make long ones and do some of them and not others and that's alright if that'... Read more

Did you ever take the Myers Briggs Personality Inventory? Do you know how you scored? Have you ever even heard of it? Here's a link:
www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
And here's a quo... Read more

I'm all through with dootiful activities for the year and this is giving me time to sink indulgently into Christmas Brain - which, this year, includes More Mama Christmas Memories. I am one of those disgustingly cheerful Christmas celebrants w... Read more

I have three friends who lost their mamas this same year that I was made an orphan. Each of us is facing our first Christmas without this essential hub. If they ache as much as I do there must be a whole lotta achin' goin' on right now. And ye... Read more

A recent blogpost by 2BDYNAMIC poses the question "What are you willing to sacrifice?" and she talks about her reaction to people who always seem to have an excuse for why they "can't".
www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_... Read more

So I've been playing with the glitter pens and my chart for a week now and I've earned 51 points - which is nice in and of itself because I'll soon be able to get my new camera. But there are added benefits to having this little visual - unexpec... Read more